fender jazz bass
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February 12, 2018
Great concept and angle and choice of B/W makes this image a great one
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This photo was captured in my friend's basement, an improvised rehearsal studio for his band. It was many years ago and those were my beginner days in photography. I used to follow my friend to a lot of gigs and rehearsals to gain as much more experience as I could, and had my camera with me 24/7. You cannot actually see it, but the guitar is resting in it's owners lap, he was leaning on it, as he discussed some issues about a song he was working on along with his mates. The capture is one of my personal favorites.Time
It was a lovely late spring afternoon, but as we were in a cold dark basement, I had no use from the natural light due to the fact that the place had no windows.Lighting
I guess it was my "lucky shot", I saw the frame, grabbed the camera and captured it, without even looking at the settings, done it under a boring plain bulb light with a bulit in camera flash.Equipment
As I remember it was my first camera, that I bought after a few of my payed shoots, Canon EOS rebel 350 with a kit lens. Meanwhile I switched to Nikon.Inspiration
I'm totally into music, rock especially, and my friend is quite skilled. This specific guitar is older from both my friend and me. It's a Fender Jazz bass guitar from 1974, somewhat a classic. It has signs of "wear and tear" as it is quite used on daily bases, for years. I love all of those "scars" on it because they give the guitar a character, and charm. So I wanted to "immortalize" it with this shot. I have it printed & hanging on my living room wall.Editing
Yes, a bit. Some contrast and levels corrections, as well as some dodging and burning. But minimal.In my camera bag
Two camera bodies, (Nikon d 700 and a backup d200 (over used and "abused" :), Nikkor 50 mm F1.4, which I use most of my time, and Sigma 70-200, as well as Sigma 17-70. when I have to i take a flash unit along, but I prefer working with natural light.Feedback
Some guitars can be tricky to shoot from up close due to their (very) reflective surface. The problem can be even bigger if you want to use extra lightning from flashes. I'd call it a method of trials and errors. Try to play with F stops to get the DOF, and exposure settings, as with the angles you shoot from. Like I mentioned earlier, this photo was a thing of a moment, I didn't really plan, or expect to take it.
